WANA (Jul 08) – Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, described the U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to revoke the temporary authorization for Iran’s oil and petrochemical exports as a clear violation of the Islamabad Memorandum. He warned that Tehran would take decisive measures to safeguard its national interests and security in response.

 

The remarks came after the U.S. Treasury revoked a general license issued less than a month ago that had allowed Iran to sell oil and petrochemical products. At the same time, a U.S. official told Reuters that Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz were “completely unacceptable” and would have consequences.

 

In a post on X, Gharibabadi said the cancellation of the oil sales waiver constituted a breach of Article 10 of the Islamabad Memorandum. He also stated that subsequent U.S. military operations against Iran amounted to serious violations of Articles 1 and 2 of the agreement.

 

According to Gharibabadi, the United States has repeatedly violated Articles 1 and 2 of the memorandum over the past three weeks through its support for Israeli military actions in Lebanon and what he described as repeated threats against Iran.

 

He added that Iran has issued a serious warning over what it called repeated U.S. breaches of the agreement and said the country would take firm steps to protect its national interests and security.